Meaning of Providence | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.
2. Preparation for the future; good governance; foresight.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
3. A number of places named after Divine Providence:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, the state capital and largest city.
6. The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.).
   countable, uncountable
7. A town in Marengo County, Alabama.
8. A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention.
   countable, uncountable
9. An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.
10. Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.
    countable, uncountable
11. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
12. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
13. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Johnson County, Indiana.
14. A city in Webster County, Kentucky.
15. An unincorporated community in Simpson County, Kentucky.
16. An unincorporated community in Trimble County, Kentucky.
17. An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
18. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
19. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
20. An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
21. A town in Saratoga County, New York.
22. An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.
23. An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina.
24. An unincorporated community in McDowell County, North Carolina.
25. An unincorporated community in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
26. A township and ghost town in Lucas County, Ohio.
27. An unincorporated community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
28. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
29. A city in Cache County, Utah.
30. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
31. A number of other townships, in Iowa (2), North Carolina, and Pennsylvania (4), listed under Providence Township.
32. A village in Apatou commune, French Guiana department.
33. A community in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.

Equivalents

Examples

“Catera Northup, 20, an exotic dancer from Providence, R.I., and Treneishyia Phillips, 27, from Waynesboro, Georgia, recovered from B.B.L.s at at^([sic]) Enchantress.”

“WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the government of Her Majesty’s Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the Kingdom so much depend:”

“Constraining the area of a UAS’ operation does not provide protection to the public when there is no guarantee that a UA will remain within these confines. In this case the UA entered controlled airspace used by commercial aircraft and it could have crashed in a nearby densely populated area or at a large public event, both with a high potential for fatalities. As there was no control or influence over where it crashed, it was only down to providence that it crashed in a field 40 m away from occupied houses.”

“The idea was that a complete list of fully documented providences should be compiled as a cooperative venture which would cross denominational barriers.”

“His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary.”

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